Syllabus of Engineering Subjects

(For both Objective and Conventional Type Papers)

Civil Engineering
Building Materials : Physical and Chemical properties,
Classification, Standard Tests, Uses and manufacture/quarrying
of materials e.g. building stones, silicate based materials,
Cement (Portland), Asbestos products, Timber and Wood based
Products, Laminates, bituminous materials, Paints, Varnishes.
Estimating, Costing and Valuation : Estimate, Glossary of
technical terms, Analysis of rates, Methods and unit of
measurement, Items of work Earthwork, Brick work (Modular
& Traditional bricks), RCC work, Shuttering, Timber work,
Painting, Flooring, Plastering. Boundary wall, Brick building,
Water Tank, Septic tank, Bar bending schedule. Centre line
method, Mid-section formula, Trapezodial formula, Simpsons
rule. Cost estimate of Septic tank, flexible pavements, Tube
well, isolated and combined footings, Steel Truss, Piles and pilecaps. Valuation Value and cost, scrap value, salvage value,
assessed value, sinking fund, depreciation and obsolescence,
methods of valuation.
Surveying: Principles of surveying, measurement of distance,
chain surveying, working of prismatic compass, compass
traversing, bearings, local attraction, plane table surveying,
theodolite traversing, adjustment of theodolite, Levelling,
Definition of terms used in levelling, contouring, curvature and
refraction corrections, temporary and permanent adjustments of
dumpy level, methods of contouring, uses of contour map,
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tachometric survey, curve setting, earth work calculation,

advanced surveying equipment
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Soil Mechanics: Origin of soil, phase diagram, Definitions- void
ratio, porosity, degree of saturation, water content, specific
gravity of soil grains, unit weights, density index and
interrelationship of different parameters, Grain size distribution
curves and their uses. Index properties of soils, Atterberg's
limits, ISI soil classification and plasticity chart. Permeability of
soil, coefficient of permeability, determination of coefficient of
permeability, Unconfined and confined aquifers, effective stress,
quick sand, consolidation of soils, Principles of consolidation,
degree of consolidation, pre-consolidation pressure, normally
consolidated soil, e-log p curve, computation of ultimate
settlement. Shear strength of soils, direct shear test, Vane shear
test, Triaxial test. Soil compaction, Laboratory compaction test,
Maximum dry density and optimum moisture content, earth
pressure theories, active and passive earth pressures, Bearing
capacity of soils, plate load test, standard penetration test.
Hydraulics: Fluid properties, hydrostatics, measurements of
flow, Bernoulli's theorem and its application, flow through
pipes, flow in open channels, weirs, flumes, spillways, pumps
and turbines.
Irrigation Engineering : Definition, Necessity, Benefits, III
effects of irrigation, types and methods of irrigation. Hydrology
Measurement of rainfall, run off coefficient, rain gauge, losses
from precipitation evaporation, infiltration, etc. Water
requirement of crops, duty, delta and base period, Kharif and
Rabi Crops, Command area, Time factor, Crop ratio, Overlap
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allowance, Irrigation efficiencies. Different type of canals, types

of canal irrigation, loss of water in canals. Canal lining types
and advantages. Shallow and deep to wells, yield from a well.
Weir and barrage, Failure of weirs and permeable foundation,
Slit and Scour, Kennedys theory of critical velocity. Laceys
theory of uniform flow. Definition of flood, causes and effects,
methods of flood control, water logging, preventive measures.
Land reclamation, Characteristics of affecting fertility of soils,
purposes, methods, description of land and reclamation
processes. Major irrigation projects in India.
Transportation Engineering : Highway Engineering cross
sectional elements, geometric design, types of pavements,
pavement materials aggregates and bitumen, different tests,
Design of flexible and rigid pavements Water Bound
Macadam (WBM) and Wet Mix Macadam (WMM), Gravel
Road, Bituminous construction, Rigid pavement joint, pavement
maintenance, Highway drainage. Railway Engineering
Components of permanent way sleepers, ballast, fixtures and
fastening, track geometry, points and crossings, track junction,
stations and yards. Traffic Engineering Different traffic survey,
speed-flow-density and their interrelationships, intersections and
interchanges, traffic signals, traffic operation, traffic signs and
markings, road safety.
Environmental Engineering: Quality of water, source of water
supply, purification of water, distribution of water, need of
sanitation, sewerage systems, circular sewer, oval sewer, sewer
appurtenances, sewage treatments. Surface water drainage. Solid
waste management types, effects, engineered management
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system. Air pollution pollutants, causes, effects, control. Noise

pollution causes, health effects, control.
Structural Engineering
Theory of structures: Elasticity constants, types of beams determinate and indeterminate, bending moment and shear force
diagrams of simply supported, cantilever and over hanging
beams. Moment of area and moment of inertia for rectangular &
circular sections, bending moment and shear stress for tee,
channel and compound sections, chimneys, dams and retaining
walls, eccentric loads, slope deflection of simply supported and
cantilever beams, critical load and columns, Torsion of circular
section.
Concrete Technology: Properties, Advantages and uses of
concrete, cement aggregates, importance of water quality, water
cement ratio, workability, mix design, storage, batching, mixing,
placement, compaction, finishing and curing of concrete, quality
control of concrete, hot weather and cold weather concreting,
repair and maintenance of concrete structures.
RCC Design: RCC beams-flexural strength, shear strength,
bond strength, design of singly reinforced and doubly reinforced
beams, cantilever beams. T-beams, lintels. One way and two
way slabs, isolated footings. Reinforced brick works, columns,
staircases, retaining walls, water tanks (RCC design questions
may be based on both Limit State and Working Stress methods).
Steel Design: Steel design and construction of steel columns,
beams roof trusses plate girders.
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